The capital of Scotland is a tourist favorite. Moreover, the medieval castle on a granite rock, the stringy sounds of bagpipes and the famous red-green cage of bright kilts are not the only attractions recommended by guidebooks. In the suburbs of Edinburgh, there are many memorable places and interesting structures, familiarity with which will allow you to get the most complete picture of the country of whiskey, Robert Burns and stone cliffs.
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For zoo workers on the outskirts of Edinburgh, their own goals are very clear. They consider the main task to be the propaganda of the protection and protection of animals and under their auspices today there are especially rare species and even endangered specimens. Their mission is noble, and visitors to the zoo can observe, in conditions as close as possible to natural, koalas and giant pandas, lions and bears, tigers and penguins. By the way, the latter are real stars. Every day, they participate in the penguin parade, which takes place with a large crowd of people. The birds are released from the enclosure and proudly walk along the rows of the assembled audience and willingly pose for photos and video cameras.
Surprisingly, some of the zoo animals in the suburbs of Edinburgh have real military ranks:
- Wojtek the bear served in the Middle East as part of the Polish Army's artillery corps. Demobilized, the brave clubfoot received a permanent residence permit in Scotland in the suburbs of Edinburgh.
- Penguin Niels Olav was the mascot of the Norwegian Royal Guard and entered the zoo in 1972 when the guards participated here in the annual war tattoo art festival. The deceased Nils Olav passed on the title to his successor, who was knighted by the king of Norway who visited Scotland in 2008.
The zoo is open from 9 a.m. every day, children under three years old do not need tickets, and discounts are available for organized groups or families.
Northern beaches
Scottish beaches can hardly compete with the southern ones in terms of the number of tourists - not too hot summer does not allow swimming and sunbathing as we would like. But in the Edinburgh suburb of Portobello, the public still sunbathed in the 19th century, taking advantage of the warmth of a short northern summer. With the new opportunities for international travel that opened in the twentieth century, the popularity of the resort has faded somewhat, but there are still people who want to make a promenade along the North Sea coast.
